heft
Example Sentences
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December’s spending data may not carry much heft with investors, given that monthly retail sales are still being reported on a lag.
From Barron's
Brown hoped that his old foe's political nous and experience as an EU trade commissioner would add much-needed heft to his government's handling of the global economic crisis.
From BBC
Alexander’s production of “Sweeney Todd” has breadth and heft, but also intimacy and lightness.
From Los Angeles Times
But he’s also a master in employing scope and space, especially silence, to add heft to his stories’ stakes.
From Salon
Apple signs long-term contracts for memory, but it has used its heft to squeeze suppliers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
